The movements toward consumerism and the use of sophisticated and meaningful data have recently been further-complicated by the government's announcement of its intent to mandate adoption of IT standards governing EHR. As more and more people are making active choices in their health care, CDHC has the potential to force changes in pricing transparency, discounting / package pricing policies and point-of-service/self-pay collection practices. P4P has the potential to force information system changes and/or mandate new investments, as well as compelling staffing increases.
Now, the Bush administration has launched an ambitious effort to require that all providers of federally financed health care adopt quality-measurement tools and uniform standards for their information technology. These three mutually-reinforcing trends show no signs of slowing down, and they bring the risk of higher costs and lower reimbursement. Providers wishing to thrive in this environment will be those who prepare and execute their responses most effectively. During this Audio Webcast, you'll learn best practice strategies to respond to change and achieve results that will be critical to your organization's success.